Sir david samworth biography sample
Samworth brothers pays tribute to late founder and life...
Sir david samworth biography sample
Bishop joins tributes to David Samworth, who laid foundations for £1.4bn turnover Ginsters owner Samworth Brothers
The Bishop of Leicester has joined the tributes to a businessman who helped change the shape of modern food manufacturing and helped his family’s business into a £1.4 billion turnover giant.
Former Samworth Brothers chief executive, chairman and latterly its life-president, Sir David Samworth CBE DL died on August 16 following a short illness.
He was 87.
Sir David joined the family firm – at the time called TN Parr – in 1956 having completed his national service with the Royal Leicestershires.
He replaced his father as managing director and after the business was sold in 1978 launched Samworth Brothers with John Samworth, growing it to become a national sandwich maker and food-to-go specialist, with a 10,000-strong workforce and subsidiaries such as Ginsters, Dickinson & Morris pork pies, Soreen, Urban Eat and Higgidy.
It is now one of the biggest employers in i